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Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Wild · WED · MAR 17 · 7:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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Ball Arena
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Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche
2–0–0
VS
Minnesota Wild
Wild
2–0–0
Upcoming
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ALT · TNT · truTV · HBO MAX
Colorado Avalanche
Home · Avalanche
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Nathan MacKinnon has solved Jesper Wallstedt before, 5 goals on 33 shots.
Ball Arena
Minnesota Wild
Away · Wild
2–0–0
4 PTS
Avalanche
GOALIES
Wild
Mackenzie Blackwood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Expected
.912 SV% · 2.50 GAA · 2W
.886 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jesper Wallstedt
Jesper Wallstedt
Expected
.957 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 2W
.935 SV% L5 · Locked in
Avalanche
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Wild
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
AvalancheProjected lines
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
WildProjected lines
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3
Avalanche
INJURY REPORT
Wild
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
AvalancheInjury report
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
WildInjury report
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3
STORYLINE
The Avalanche have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Wild have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Nathan MacKinnon has solved Jesper Wallstedt before, 5 goals on 33 shots.

Martin Necas has quietly owned this matchup, 6 points in the last 4 meetings.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Nathan MacKinnon has 5 goals on Jesper Wallstedt (33 shots).
(Colorado)
5 goals on Jesper Wallstedt
Matchup
Kirill Kaprizov has 4 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood (23 shots).
(Minnesota)
4 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood
Player
Martin Necas has 6 points in his last 4 games against Minnesota. See the games →
(Colorado)
6 pts, last 4 vs MIN